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Women Play A Key Role In Food & Nutrition Security In Nigeria
August 8, 2022
By Victor Ekeleme and Kalejaiye Olatundun In Nigeria, women play key roles in food and nutrition security through their contributions to agricultural production, their influence on how to allocate household income, and their efforts to ensure proper nutrition for all household members. However, malnutrition remains widespread among rural women and children in Nigeria, especially following the COVID-19 pandemic and amid the current global food crisis. To help meet this challenge and empower farming women to improve nutrition, the CGIAR’s HarvestPlus program is deepening its longstanding partnership with the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development’s Agricultural Development Program (ADP)—specifically, through the ADP’s Women in Agriculture
Researchers Embrace Artificial Intelligence To Tackle Banana Disease In Burundi
August 5, 2022
By Aimable Twahirwa A group of scientists involved in finding solutions to minimize the impact of a devastating banana virus in Burundi have developed an Artificial Intelligence (AI) tool for monitoring the disease. United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) research shows that the Banana Bunchy Top Disease (BBTD), caused by the Banana Bunchy Top Virus (BBTV), is endemic in many banana-producing countries in sub-Saharan Africa. The virus was first reported in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in the 1950s and has become invasive and spread into 15 countries in sub-Saharan Africa. The disease has been reported in Angola, Benin, Burundi, Cameroon,
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Africa Celebrates Women In Transport Awards This Women’s Month
August 8, 2022
SA’s leading trade event honours female pioneers within the transport industry In recent years, great strides have been made to close the gender gap through the development and implementation of empowerment programmes focused on building
Africa’s Energy Potential Driving Investment Across The Continent
August 8, 2022
The international energy crisis has renewed efforts to explore the potential of Africa as a global supplier, and how its countries can lift themselves out of poverty. From hydrocarbons to green energy, Africa’s potential remains
Mdantsane Leaners To Be Honoured At Glittering Awards Ceremony
August 8, 2022
Grade 10, 11 and 12 learners to be celebrated by Datatec Foundation/Kutlwanong Centre at East London’s Southern Sun Hemingways Hotel Learners at the Datatec Education and Technology Foundation, in partnership with the Kutlwanong Centre for
Food For The Hungry Celebrates World Breastfeeding Week
August 8, 2022
As rates of childhood malnutrition rise to staggering levels due to the COVID-19 pandemic and an emerging global food security crisis, there is an effective way to give children a nourishing start to their lives
As Disruption Persists, Digital Investment Will Drive Efficiency And Profitability
August 8, 2022
By Zuko Mdwaba, Area Vice President, Salesforce South Africa Unprecedented headwinds over the past two years – pandemic, war, labour and supply chain challenges, inflation – are making it much more expensive to run a
Standard Chartered Bank Reports Record H1 Operating Profit In Africa And Middle East Region
August 5, 2022
28% increase in operating profit compared to last year Highest half-yearly Operating Profit since 2015 United Arab Emirates, Pakistan, and Ghana record strong growth in income and operating profit Standard Chartered PLC (the Group) today
Security Council examines capacity building for sustaining peace in Africa
August 8, 2022
Greater investment in State institutions is critical to counter peace and security challenges in Africa, a senior UN official told the Security Council on Monday. Cristina Duarte, the Secretary-General’s Special Adviser on Africa, briefed ambassadors
Ethiopia: Loan from UN fund allows FAO to scale up fertilizers for farmers in Tigray
August 8, 2022
A $10 million loan from the UN’s Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) will allow the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) to scale up the procurement of fertilizers to support farmers in the restive Tigray region
From the Field: Outreach across the Horn of Africa
August 8, 2022
In July, a UN human rights officer embarked on an outreach visit to the Horn of Africa’s Sool and Sanaag regions, a seven-day round-trip of more than 1,600 kilometres by road. UNSOM Human Rights Officer,
Central African Republic: Militias spreading ‘terror, insecurity’, must lay down arms
August 5, 2022
Armed groups in the Central African Republic (CAR) must lay down their arms and engage in political dialogue, a UN-appointed independent human rights expert said on Friday, urging the international community to strengthen efforts to
Bybit Launchpad 2.0 to Host DEFY IEO
August 5, 2022
ROAD TOWN, British Virgin Islands, 5 August 2022 -/African Media Agency(AMA)/- Bybit, the third most visited cryptocurrency exchange in the world, will list DEFY, the native platform token and the utility token of DEFY, on Bybit Launchpad 2.0.
Game On for Bybit-Backed GameFi Platform, Yeeha Games
August 5, 2022
SINGAPORE, 5 August 2022 -/African Media Agency(AMA)/- Yeeha Games, a $50 million-funded GameFi platform, has announced its entry into the world of web3 gaming. To bridge the gap between traditional gaming and GameFi, Yeeha Games will
Somalia: ‘We cannot wait for famine to be declared; we must act now’
August 5, 2022
Rising acute food insecurity in Somalia has caused more than 900,000 people to flee their homes in search of humanitarian assistance since January last year, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has warned. Due to
Beacon Power Services, closes $2.7M seed round to improve electricity access for cities across Sub-Saharan Africa
August 5, 2022
LAGOS, Nigeria, 5 August 2022 -/African Media Agency(AMA)/- Beacon Power Services (BPS), an energy tech company providing data and grid management solutions to help Africa’s power sector distribute electricity more efficiently, today announced closing of
DR Congo: UN regrets Government move to expel Mission spokesperson
August 4, 2022
The United Nations continues to engage with authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) in the wake of the deadly shooting this past weekend involving peacekeepers from its Mission there, MONUSCO. On Thursday,
Healthy life expectancy in Africa grows by nearly 10 years
August 4, 2022
Healthy life expectancy among Africans living in mainly high and upper middle-income countries on the continent, has increased by almost 10 years, the UN health agency, WHO, said on Thursday. The World Health Organization announced the good news
New global alliance launched to end AIDS in children by 2030
August 4, 2022
NEW YORK, USA, 04 August 2022 -/African Media Agency(AMA)/-While more than three quarters of all adults living with HIV are receiving some kind of treatment, the number of children doing so, stands at only 52
New sculpture at UN honours rights experts killed in DR Congo
August 3, 2022
A powerful new sculpture unveiled at UN Headquarters on Wednesday honours the memory and mission of two human rights experts who were murdered in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) five years ago. Speaking